I saw the full Rubin interview several weeks ago - it reeks of a setup.I will just say one thing, the capability to seduce, distract, deceive all sensors and receivers has matured to the extent that a human in the kill chain is the only guarantee of a precision hit when you fight a sophisticated adversary.
Yes I enjoyed my stay in Iran, skied, played golf for the first time but unfortunately it coincided with a major earthquake and the devastation that followed.
Ok, let me give you real receipts now since you'e playing devil's advocate and impervious to good arguments:
US EXITED 2 strategically and expensive large bases recently because of perceived risks(at the minimum to US personnel and equipment): 1 is GUam. US exited Guam recently, which was US's tacit acceptance that Chinese precise ballistic missiles can make minced meat of Guam, and thats why US pulled ALL its bombers from Guam to the US mainland.
2nd incident was the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar. US also EXITED it within the past 2 years or so, which was another tacit admission that PRECISE Iranian ballistic missiles can turn the Qatar-located base, into minced meat, again, because people like you believe Iranian weapons are fake, but US military now considers them deadly enough for US troops safety, and i think thats the supreme opinion that matters here.
Please research the developments in missile defense and counter measures. A sophisticated adversary isn't going to reveal its true capabilities in a minor skirmish.
but thats not the issue. the issue is that they havent even demonstrated the capability to successfully intercept BMs in the first place...so you're basically using the logic that us not seeing the true capabilities of US AD doesnt mean they dont have it, but we are talking military bro! if you dont show it, we cant assume you have it! thats bad logic IMO. there is no bluffing in military issues- you either can or you cant. there's no indirect, probably has, you shouldnt suspect or whatevers. And offcourse you will give US this sort of benefit of doubt but i bet you never give Iran 1% of that benefit of doubt you freely and naively give the US.
Its easy to counter Rubin's point of view if you actually understand how sensors, navigation, INS, relievers, radar and radio communications work.
damn, you're better than Rubin? that is news man.
For instance, jamming GPS, Beidou or GLOSNASS is easy, seducing or distracting IR or radar receivers is easy. When all the above fails then hard kill comes into play.
my father worked in Iran, I lived with my mom and sister in Dubai. Mostly because my mom could not go to Iran, and there are no American schools in Iran.
But that has nothing to do with the fact that you seem to either 1) look down on True Iranian military capabilities and 2) probably dont really know much about Iran's current military or 3) you could be biased, from being and growing in US.
